Women are seated at four long banquet tables in a room at St. Agnes Catholic church. Men are standing against the walls, some dressed in suits and some dressed in white shirts, aprons and caps. Several of the men appear to be wearing fake mustaches...

Full-length character portrait of a man in blackface wearing a top hat, overcoat, and boots. He is a member of Gilbert, Donnelly, & Girard, a comedy troupe which performed at Macauley's Theatre in "Natural Gas" in January 1887, April 1888, and...

Color lithograph advertising Emerson's Megatherian Minstrels, which featured performer Billy Emerson and were managed by Richard M. Hooley (pictured here). Hooley was born in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland in 1822 and died in Chicago in 1893. The...

Portrait of George Evans wearing a suit jacket and tie. Welsh-born George "Honey Boy" Evans became famous in the United States as a blackface minstrel, vaudeville comedian, and songwriter who performed with the "Honey Boy" Minstrels. George Evans'...

Portrait of actor George W. Wilson in blackface. He wears the collar of his shirt up, and rests his chin on his left hand. This image depicts African Americans in a stereotyped fashion that may be offensive to many viewers; the University of...

Float constructed by Delta Zeta sorority features members dressed in blackface riding on the back of a truck, above the slogan "Good Pickin's Tonight." The float travels down the street in the homecoming parade. There are cars on the other side of...

Two rows of men with a man standing with a female mannequin. The back row stands with a few men on the right holding instruments. The front row sits and has seven men in blackface. This image depicts African Americans in a stereotyped fashion that...

A man in blackface sits in a chair with a wooden guitar on his lap. This image depicts African Americans in a stereotyped fashion that may be offensive to many viewers; the University of Louisville does not endorse the content of, or expression...

A group of men and a child in a variety of costumes sit at and stand around a table filled with plates of food and bottles of milk. One man is in blackface and appears to be dressed as a maid. The invoice indicates that this party was on...

A group of men, women and children in a variety of costumes pose on the front steps of a house. One man is in blackface and appears to be dressed as a maid. The invoice indicates that this party was on Taylorsville Road.

Full-length portrait of actor Paul Allen in blackface costume for a minstrel show. He wears a plaid suit and cap and appears to be pointing or beckoning. This image depicts African Americans in a stereotyped fashion that may be offensive to many...

Full-length portrait of actor Paul Allen in blackface costume for a minstrel show. He wears a top hat and white coat over a velvet jumpsuit, and points to a glass bottle held in his left hand. He sits cross-legged on a stool, smoking a stogie. This...

Production photograph of a scene from a minstrel stage show, with an outdoor backdrop and picnic props. One man in blackface points a shotgun at another man in blackface, while a man in the middle, with long sideburns and wearing a hunting cap and...